img

Heliconia mariae

Hook.f. (1864)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Heliconiaceae Genus: Heliconia

img

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Images

img

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

img
img
img
img
img
img

Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 69 (1864)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia mariae Wahiawa Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Well-spaced stems arising from underground stems. Plants to 4 m tall, stalks erect. Inflorescence bracts a mixture of crimson & maroon. Lau, J. 2546 Oahu BISH 1986-06-18
2 Heliconia mariae Waimea Arboretum In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Clump 5 m ht; inflor bracts rose pink to beet red; sepals & petals rose pink; mature fruit dark blue; leaf blades to 2.5 m long. Lau, J. 2859 Oahu BISH 1986-09-23
3 Heliconia mariae Wahiawa Botanical Garden In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Stalks to 3 m tall nearly erect arranged in a loose clump. Inflorescence pendant. Bracts a mixture of rose pink & blood red. Fruits pruplish blue. Sepals & petals rose pink. Lau, J. 2547 Oahu BISH 1986-06-18
4 Heliconia mariae Wahiawa Botanical Garden In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Stalks to 3 m tall nearly erect arranged in a loose clump. Inflorescence pendant. Bracts a mixture of rose pink & blood red. Fruits pruplish blue. Sepals & petals rose pink. Lau, J. 2547 Oahu BISH 1986-06-18
5 Heliconia mariae Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Clump 5 m ht; inflor bracts rose pink to beet red; sepals & petals rose pink; mature fruit dark blue; leaf blades to 2.5 m long. Lau, J. 2859 Oahu BISH 1986-09-23
6 Heliconia mariae Wahiawa Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Herb to 6 m, lvs to 2m x 0.6 m dull grn above; light yellow-grn below. Midrib above yellow-grn below reddish. Inflor hanging, bracts dark red. Teraoka, W. 310 Oahu BISH 1980-07-03
7 Heliconia mariae Wahiawa Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Herb to 6 m, lvs to 2m x 0.6 m dull grn above; light yellow-grn below. Midrib above yellow-grn below reddish. Inflor hanging, bracts dark red. Teraoka, W. 310 Oahu BISH 1980-07-03
8 Heliconia mariae Honolulu, 2436 Burbank St, Mrs. J. L. Robertson's garden Preserved_Specimen Plant 15-20' ht; lvs 6'x20; petioles nearly as long; lf green, midrib red below; petiole suffused w. red. Fl bracts red; fruit ultramarine blue. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1943-07-16
Back to Top